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Jean McLeish
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Science is creating a good reaction
The Primary Science Quality Mark is transforming lessons. In Aberdeen, 13 schools piloted it, now 28 are pursuing awards. Jean McLeish reports
8 March 2013
Pupils make a meal mill of it
A water-driven resource used traditionally to produce oatmeal is a powerful tool for learning. Jean McLeish reports
22 February 2013
A firm hold on energy options
Visits to companies in the field have given youngsters new insight into what it has to offer, finds Jean McLeish
15 February 2013
Something to write home about
A Moray primary is creating an online portrait of its 150-year past
8 February 2013
Noteworthy young composers
A three-day music workshop involving composition, recording, performing and Yorkshire pudding sounds promising to Jean McLeish
1 February 2013
‘I’ve never stuck at anything like this before’
Extreme sports and employability skills are being picked up quickly on a voluntary training programme for teenagers whose lives once lacked direction
25 January 2013